Youth Unemployment Rate by Country
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
| Country Name |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
| South Africa |
53.79% |
53.62% |
53.66% |
50.32% |
51.35% |
| Libya |
49.85% |
50.09% |
50.63% |
50.66% |
50.49% |
| Eswatini |
46.24% |
46.12% |
46.02% |
47.39% |
48.78% |
| St. Lucia |
45.86% |
45.68% |
45.68% |
50.91% |
48.64% |
| North Macedonia |
45.40% |
46.69% |
48.20% |
47.31% |
53.09% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
42.07% |
41.66% |
38.29% |
37.01% |
36.13% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
41.58% |
41.98% |
42.35% |
42.55% |
42.42% |
| Greece |
39.74% |
43.47% |
47.22% |
49.72% |
52.32% |
| Bosnia |
39.32% |
46.49% |
54.98% |
63.21% |
63.27% |
| Namibia |
37.89% |
41.14% |
44.37% |
41.54% |
38.86% |
| Armenia |
37.78% |
37.81% |
35.99% |
31.81% |
36.78% |
| French Polynesia |
37.40% |
38.66% |
39.91% |
40.84% |
41.46% |
| Gabon |
35.77% |
36.01% |
36.18% |
36.22% |
36.22% |
| Botswana |
35.68% |
35.80% |
35.84% |
35.97% |
35.80% |
| Jordan |
35.14% |
35.37% |
35.63% |
30.90% |
28.49% |
| Tunisia |
35.06% |
34.75% |
34.89% |
34.16% |
33.58% |
| Lesotho |
34.61% |
34.96% |
34.84% |
34.93% |
34.90% |
| New Caledonia |
34.40% |
35.50% |
36.61% |
37.58% |
38.55% |
| Spain |
34.37% |
38.57% |
44.42% |
48.32% |
53.20% |
| Egypt |
32.73% |
32.95% |
33.77% |
34.29% |
32.39% |
| Sudan |
32.27% |
32.36% |
32.52% |
32.61% |
32.61% |
| Italy |
32.22% |
34.77% |
37.81% |
40.41% |
42.79% |
| Haiti |
30.01% |
30.30% |
30.57% |
30.71% |
30.80% |
| Algeria |
29.66% |
29.64% |
25.59% |
29.73% |
25.34% |
| Montenegro |
29.49% |
31.72% |
35.92% |
37.56% |
35.80% |
| Brunei |
29.39% |
29.95% |
28.98% |
27.06% |
24.76% |
| Serbia |
29.37% |
31.52% |
34.52% |
42.57% |
46.82% |
| Georgia |
29.00% |
29.16% |
35.67% |
36.50% |
38.10% |
| Saudi Arabia |
28.84% |
26.85% |
24.62% |
29.15% |
30.30% |
| Albania |
28.63% |
31.41% |
35.01% |
39.54% |
38.68% |
| Barbados |
28.44% |
29.24% |
28.88% |
32.06% |
33.31% |
| Brazil |
28.27% |
28.97% |
26.92% |
19.61% |
15.56% |
| Iran |
28.26% |
27.99% |
28.84% |
25.91% |
24.96% |
| Cabo Verde |
27.61% |
32.07% |
31.09% |
30.14% |
29.01% |
| Uruguay |
26.32% |
25.00% |
23.88% |
22.61% |
19.29% |
| Costa Rica |
25.88% |
21.00% |
22.12% |
22.68% |
24.79% |
| Jamaica |
25.65% |
29.50% |
33.43% |
34.04% |
35.42% |
| Iraq |
25.27% |
25.50% |
22.70% |
21.44% |
20.13% |
| Yemen |
24.29% |
24.41% |
24.58% |
24.62% |
24.47% |
| Bahamas |
24.10% |
22.10% |
25.82% |
25.04% |
29.07% |
| Argentina |
24.01% |
23.03% |
21.71% |
20.51% |
19.09% |
| Mauritius |
23.77% |
23.65% |
22.44% |
25.02% |
24.30% |
| Croatia |
23.70% |
27.36% |
31.29% |
42.34% |
45.52% |
| India |
22.85% |
22.72% |
22.58% |
22.34% |
22.07% |
| Morocco |
22.26% |
22.35% |
22.36% |
20.92% |
20.13% |
| Congo, Rep. |
21.78% |
22.03% |
22.20% |
22.18% |
22.19% |
| Zambia |
21.50% |
21.62% |
20.73% |
19.73% |
18.67% |
| Puerto Rico |
21.49% |
24.37% |
25.95% |
26.05% |
29.49% |
| Guyana |
21.34% |
21.40% |
21.53% |
21.63% |
21.77% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
21.09% |
21.82% |
22.52% |
23.26% |
24.08% |
| Sri Lanka |
21.02% |
20.55% |
20.05% |
19.26% |
18.81% |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
20.88% |
20.98% |
21.08% |
20.98% |
20.82% |
| Tajikistan |
20.87% |
21.01% |
21.15% |
21.24% |
21.28% |
| France |
20.69% |
22.16% |
24.46% |
24.54% |
24.12% |
| Djibouti |
20.66% |
20.78% |
20.90% |
20.92% |
20.89% |
| Portugal |
20.31% |
23.89% |
27.99% |
32.02% |
34.83% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
20.27% |
20.43% |
20.62% |
20.72% |
20.70% |
| Turkey |
19.73% |
20.08% |
19.13% |
18.13% |
17.48% |
| Cyprus |
19.50% |
23.95% |
27.93% |
31.31% |
34.38% |
| South Sudan |
18.83% |
19.06% |
19.23% |
19.25% |
19.27% |
| Colombia |
18.58% |
17.84% |
17.52% |
16.64% |
17.60% |
| Chile |
18.22% |
17.16% |
16.02% |
16.15% |
17.07% |
| Ukraine |
18.00% |
19.00% |
23.12% |
22.50% |
23.24% |
| Samoa |
17.65% |
17.86% |
18.05% |
18.30% |
18.37% |
| Afghanistan |
17.31% |
17.50% |
17.70% |
17.82% |
17.92% |
| Lebanon |
17.28% |
17.41% |
17.57% |
17.72% |
17.88% |
| Mongolia |
17.22% |
17.32% |
19.90% |
12.61% |
11.86% |
| Russia |
17.10% |
16.48% |
16.72% |
16.37% |
14.04% |
| Finland |
16.92% |
19.99% |
20.01% |
22.27% |
20.40% |
| Somalia |
16.89% |
17.12% |
17.32% |
17.48% |
17.67% |
| Sweden |
16.79% |
17.82% |
18.76% |
20.21% |
22.63% |
| Angola |
16.47% |
16.63% |
16.81% |
16.88% |
16.91% |
| Indonesia |
16.37% |
15.37% |
15.82% |
17.10% |
15.72% |
| Venezuela |
16.31% |
16.31% |
16.34% |
16.21% |
16.19% |
| Romania |
16.28% |
18.35% |
20.60% |
21.55% |
23.90% |
| Maldives |
15.99% |
15.90% |
16.09% |
14.69% |
12.74% |
| Belgium |
15.75% |
19.23% |
20.10% |
22.13% |
23.24% |
| Channel Islands |
15.63% |
16.03% |
16.46% |
16.84% |
17.20% |
| Mali |
15.37% |
16.29% |
17.23% |
18.09% |
8.02% |
| Belize |
15.31% |
15.38% |
16.30% |
16.42% |
18.17% |
| Fiji |
15.02% |
15.08% |
15.15% |
14.97% |
14.82% |
| Slovak Republic |
14.95% |
18.93% |
22.22% |
26.49% |
29.72% |
| Kuwait |
14.81% |
13.69% |
15.06% |
15.30% |
13.90% |
| Mauritania |
14.66% |
14.81% |
15.00% |
15.10% |
15.07% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
14.35% |
14.83% |
15.55% |
15.02% |
13.96% |
| Luxembourg |
14.08% |
15.26% |
18.68% |
17.24% |
22.02% |
| Ireland |
13.85% |
14.48% |
16.89% |
20.39% |
23.57% |
| Nigeria |
13.72% |
13.96% |
12.48% |
7.81% |
8.41% |
| Dominican Republic |
13.38% |
13.48% |
16.84% |
16.50% |
13.39% |
| Oman |
13.17% |
13.40% |
13.90% |
15.03% |
14.83% |
| Suriname |
13.16% |
13.27% |
13.47% |
13.52% |
16.48% |
| Azerbaijan |
13.15% |
13.38% |
13.42% |
13.31% |
13.42% |
| Guam |
12.97% |
13.38% |
13.86% |
16.84% |
18.13% |
| Bulgaria |
12.66% |
12.91% |
17.20% |
21.64% |
23.79% |
| Gambia |
12.42% |
12.60% |
12.82% |
12.80% |
12.98% |
| Timor-Leste |
12.34% |
12.47% |
12.75% |
12.18% |
11.35% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
12.22% |
12.41% |
12.63% |
12.77% |
12.76% |
| Latvia |
12.19% |
16.93% |
17.22% |
16.28% |
19.57% |
| Bangladesh |
12.15% |
12.30% |
11.12% |
10.80% |
10.46% |
| Australia |
11.87% |
12.66% |
12.67% |
13.11% |
13.28% |
| Estonia |
11.84% |
12.09% |
13.40% |
13.10% |
14.99% |
| Poland |
11.70% |
14.76% |
17.59% |
20.68% |
23.74% |
| New Zealand |
11.59% |
12.76% |
13.27% |
13.70% |
14.97% |
| United Kingdom |
11.22% |
12.01% |
12.93% |
14.57% |
16.88% |
| Uzbekistan |
11.17% |
11.20% |
9.89% |
9.81% |
9.63% |
| Lithuania |
11.11% |
13.24% |
14.43% |
16.28% |
19.26% |
| Canada |
11.10% |
11.60% |
13.06% |
13.16% |
13.45% |
| Malaysia |
11.03% |
11.04% |
11.00% |
11.15% |
9.88% |
| Belarus |
10.65% |
9.37% |
10.73% |
10.83% |
10.83% |
| Paraguay |
10.65% |
10.80% |
11.44% |
10.89% |
11.08% |
| Honduras |
10.64% |
10.86% |
12.75% |
11.19% |
9.43% |
| South Korea |
10.41% |
10.20% |
10.53% |
10.31% |
9.81% |
| Panama |
10.39% |
10.82% |
8.29% |
8.06% |
6.95% |
| Nicaragua |
10.32% |
6.50% |
7.57% |
9.00% |
8.59% |
| China |
10.22% |
10.56% |
10.71% |
10.83% |
10.65% |
| Hungary |
10.15% |
10.66% |
12.87% |
17.21% |
20.31% |
| Bhutan |
9.91% |
9.81% |
9.76% |
9.67% |
8.76% |
| Comoros |
9.78% |
9.90% |
10.03% |
10.11% |
10.12% |
| Norway |
9.63% |
10.30% |
11.09% |
9.87% |
7.83% |
| El Salvador |
9.45% |
9.93% |
9.66% |
8.80% |
9.76% |
| Austria |
9.37% |
9.78% |
11.24% |
10.56% |
10.25% |
| Denmark |
9.33% |
11.01% |
11.94% |
10.79% |
12.55% |
| Malta |
9.12% |
10.54% |
10.68% |
11.62% |
11.68% |
| Singapore |
9.04% |
9.35% |
9.12% |
9.33% |
8.72% |
| Sierra Leone |
8.99% |
9.13% |
9.25% |
9.44% |
9.37% |
| Slovenia |
8.83% |
11.25% |
15.25% |
16.30% |
20.23% |
| Ghana |
8.79% |
8.84% |
11.40% |
14.17% |
13.61% |
| Vanuatu |
8.71% |
8.80% |
8.91% |
8.99% |
9.03% |
| Eritrea |
8.69% |
8.81% |
8.94% |
8.97% |
9.01% |
| Peru |
8.56% |
8.60% |
8.71% |
6.75% |
7.58% |
| United States |
8.52% |
9.14% |
10.32% |
11.51% |
13.28% |
| Zimbabwe |
8.35% |
8.44% |
8.55% |
8.58% |
8.61% |
| Hong Kong |
8.32% |
8.66% |
9.75% |
10.48% |
9.23% |
| Burkina Faso |
8.03% |
8.20% |
8.38% |
8.52% |
8.60% |
| Pakistan |
7.98% |
7.60% |
7.22% |
6.73% |
4.10% |
| Turkmenistan |
7.98% |
8.01% |
8.05% |
8.04% |
8.01% |
| Ecuador |
7.93% |
8.43% |
10.34% |
8.81% |
9.05% |
| Switzerland |
7.93% |
8.05% |
8.57% |
8.81% |
8.58% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
7.90% |
8.05% |
8.21% |
8.26% |
8.32% |
| Senegal |
7.73% |
7.82% |
7.96% |
8.02% |
9.11% |
| Malawi |
7.48% |
7.58% |
7.70% |
7.75% |
7.77% |
| Moldova |
7.41% |
11.88% |
11.28% |
10.76% |
9.85% |
| Vietnam |
7.26% |
7.23% |
6.99% |
6.67% |
5.77% |
| Netherlands |
7.19% |
8.88% |
10.83% |
11.25% |
12.72% |
| Kenya |
7.18% |
7.27% |
7.33% |
7.40% |
7.46% |
| Israel |
7.15% |
7.27% |
8.64% |
9.33% |
10.62% |
| UAE |
7.05% |
7.85% |
5.83% |
6.51% |
7.03% |
| Mozambique |
6.84% |
6.96% |
7.09% |
7.15% |
7.16% |
| Mexico |
6.82% |
6.83% |
7.61% |
8.51% |
9.40% |
| Bolivia |
6.81% |
6.73% |
6.84% |
6.81% |
4.63% |
| Czech Republic |
6.73% |
7.94% |
10.49% |
12.60% |
15.86% |
| Philippines |
6.60% |
7.41% |
7.70% |
8.56% |
9.56% |
| North Korea |
6.30% |
6.39% |
6.43% |
6.54% |
6.56% |
| Germany |
6.18% |
6.75% |
7.04% |
7.23% |
7.75% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
6.04% |
6.48% |
7.05% |
4.49% |
4.31% |
| Iceland |
5.91% |
7.56% |
6.33% |
8.60% |
9.61% |
| Cameroon |
5.82% |
5.91% |
5.98% |
6.01% |
6.04% |
| Central African Republic |
5.71% |
5.82% |
5.94% |
6.01% |
6.12% |
| Macao |
5.21% |
5.20% |
4.66% |
4.36% |
3.99% |
| Guinea |
5.19% |
5.20% |
5.29% |
5.47% |
5.52% |
| Guatemala |
4.89% |
4.97% |
5.62% |
5.67% |
5.74% |
| Benin |
4.86% |
5.01% |
5.20% |
5.32% |
5.30% |
| Cuba |
4.52% |
4.50% |
5.19% |
6.03% |
6.68% |
| Papua New Guinea |
4.42% |
4.51% |
4.61% |
4.64% |
4.61% |
| Thailand |
4.05% |
4.41% |
3.76% |
3.15% |
3.19% |
| Bahrain |
3.98% |
3.93% |
4.58% |
5.27% |
5.26% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
3.86% |
3.93% |
4.02% |
4.08% |
4.15% |
| Myanmar |
3.81% |
3.92% |
2.59% |
1.57% |
1.58% |
| Kazakhstan |
3.69% |
3.78% |
3.83% |
3.77% |
3.84% |
| Japan |
3.58% |
4.59% |
5.09% |
5.54% |
6.33% |
| Togo |
3.56% |
3.64% |
3.72% |
3.76% |
3.55% |
| Tanzania |
3.54% |
3.59% |
3.65% |
3.69% |
3.71% |
| Tonga |
3.49% |
3.58% |
3.67% |
3.73% |
3.75% |
| Ethiopia |
3.21% |
3.26% |
3.33% |
3.36% |
3.38% |
| Madagascar |
3.13% |
3.20% |
3.27% |
3.31% |
2.40% |
| Chad |
3.01% |
3.04% |
3.06% |
2.99% |
2.92% |
| Burundi |
2.71% |
2.76% |
2.82% |
2.86% |
2.82% |
| Uganda |
2.47% |
2.54% |
2.63% |
2.62% |
2.66% |
| Nepal |
2.20% |
2.25% |
2.41% |
2.43% |
2.45% |
| Liberia |
2.16% |
2.23% |
2.31% |
1.55% |
1.86% |
| Lao PDR |
1.72% |
1.73% |
1.74% |
1.74% |
1.72% |
| Rwanda |
1.69% |
1.77% |
1.86% |
1.89% |
1.93% |
| Solomon Islands |
1.13% |
1.16% |
1.20% |
1.22% |
1.24% |
| Cambodia |
1.03% |
1.08% |
1.12% |
0.74% |
1.05% |
| Niger |
0.61% |
0.64% |
0.66% |
0.67% |
0.67% |
| Qatar |
0.45% |
0.52% |
0.49% |
0.60% |
0.76% |
